Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families

  • Drew, A. L., Gregus, S. J., Steggerda, J. C., Smith Slep, A. M., Herrera, C., Cavell, T. A., & Spencer, R. (2024). Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families. Military Psychology, 36(4), 367-375. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2023.2187165
  • This study examined how parental stress and child internalizing and externalizing problems 1 year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to families’ stress during the early stages of the pandemic. In early 2019 (i.e., baseline), 234 military-connected parents reported on their parental stress and internalizing problems (i.e., anxiety and depressive symptoms), as well as their child’s internalizing (e.g., depressive symptoms) and externalizing problems (e.g., behavioral problems). At the follow-up in spring 2020, just after schools had closed due to COVID-19, parents reported on child and family stress in adjusting to pandemic-related changes. Overall, more parental stress at baseline was related to more pandemic-related stress for both children and families 1 year later.

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